"Just because it's a prescription drug and it's a legal medicine, they do have the cautions, if you will, from the FDA that they are very addictive and have addictive tendencies," said Mitchell.

Neither Morgan or Mitchell say they are surprised to hear of a doctor facing charges of possession, saying that a lot of prescription drug deals start in the doctor's office, and can be so addicting, doctors can get hooked themselves.

"They prescribing them hydrocodons, or hydromorphone or oxycotton for an ailment that they have, and they become addicted to it," Mitchell said.

The probable cause statement did not say Allmon was addicted to the pain medication, but a source told investigators that Allmon took controlled substances from the drug cabinet at will.